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Dec 31 - Lamma NYE Beachfest lineup...

Dec 27 - Ascending Ling Kok Shan (above Sok Kwu Wan) the hard way...

Dec 22 - Read more about these & other restaurants' festive menus...

Dec 19 - A few more photos from last night...

Dec 18 - It's turning more and more Christmassy on Lamma, even some of my quite cynical mates are getting into the act.

Dec 17 - The free mulled wine or hot cocoa, plus minced pies surely were delicious!

Dec 16 - Video/Photos Map: Click on the map below to see Mike Chau's flyover videos and in-depth photo galleries:

Dec 15 - ...plus a surprising, new use of the OSC Santa Claus sleigh...

Dec 14 - "That's still to come because I've space/time shifted ... for an unexpected treat."

Dec 13 - Press release with details...

Dec 12 - More photos of this mountainbiking race...

Dec 11 - Cable Road, Trig Point, Snake Trail, Graveyard, Lamma Winds, Hung Shing Yeh,...

Dec 10 - I've received a lot more Facebook comments and feedback than I usually get by sharing this China Daily video.

Dec 9 - Among the several Operation Santa Claus events by The Island Bar,...

Dec 8 - Congratulations to HK Electric for winning this impressive award!

Dec 7 - For a direct link to daily updated Lamma Events:...

Dec 6 - "You liked 1,895 things this year"

Dec 5 - Dec 28, The N. Lamma Library will close, to be replaced by a temp mobile library for 3 years.

Dec 2 - "Island Bar Annual Operation Santa Claus Music Quiz"; etc.

Dec 1 - It took a little while, but here they are, my first-ever mushrooms grown in our....

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Dec 31:  Fests & Parties!

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Dec 27:  Lamma From High, Zooming In

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Dec 22:  Christmas Set Menus in YSW

Read more about these & other restaurants' festive menus...

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Dec 19:  Carol Singing by Primary School

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Dec 18:  Christmassy Season

It's turning more and more Christmassy on Lamma, even some of my usually quite cynical, non-plussed mates are getting into the act; it's not just an act for the kiddies, I think. Some random photos from my walkabouts:

Christmas Tree inside the Green Cottage, just being created by the Balloon Man sitting outside when I was passing by. He's a frequent Lamma visitor, delighting kids and adults alike with his customised squeaky artworks. He had to some online research before coming up with this new creation.

Dave's well-used & well-worn fiddle which has accompanied this journeyman busker to numerous countries.

The CAT MEWSEUM @ the former Democracy Wall, close to YSW Ferry Pier. Donate generously and take away some artsy (Christmas) cards, created by Lamma's Diane the Cat Artist.

Lamma's Dave the Fiddler (part of many Lamma Bands) performing carols live in the very artsy Central Market, just before the Mid-Levels Escalator.

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Dec 17:  Santa on the Beach

'Santa on Lamma' video by DJ Clark & Min

More info in our Lamma Island Hong Kong Facebook group.

The free mulled wine or hot cocoa, plus minced pies surely were delicious!

Plus some of my photos, after Santa had left, click for more...

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Dec 16:  Drone Over Lamma Videos

Video/Photos Map: Click on the map below to see Mike Chau's flyover videos and in-depth photo galleries:

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Dec 15:  Sri Lanka Night @ The Waterfront

Read the full story & see the pics behind this group shot,
plus a surprising, new use of the OSC Santa Claus sleigh...

...and many more photos of the revamped Waterfront!

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Dec 14:  'I'm not sulking or feeling stroppy today.'

Michael Rother In Concert (and visiting Lamma, accepting Nick's invitation, see above, walking past Banyan Bay Cafe!) ~ Nov 8, 2016 ~

"I'm not sulking or feeling stroppy today. That's still to come because I've space/time shifted to KITEC in Kowloon Bay on 8 November 2016 for an unexpected treat...

"A fine Hendrixian rage-howl of beats. Swirls of sonic insanity..."

Another music review (and more) by Nick the Bookman...

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Dec 13:  HK Electric Tariff Reduction of 17.2%!

Press release with details...

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Dec 12:  Lamma Enduro!

More photos of this mountainbiking race...

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Dec 11:  Exploring North Lamma's Beauty

Exploring North Lamma's beauty, hiking/biking last Friday afternoon:

Cable Road, Trig Vantage Point, Snake Trail, Graveyard with Best View, Lamma Winds, Hung Shing Yeh,...

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Dec 10:  #Eco-Warrior Bobsy

I've received a lot more Facebook comments and feedback than I usually get by sharing this China Daily video above, interviewing Lammaite "Eco-Warrior Bobsy" in his Mana! chain of restaurants/takeaways.

It's fascinating how the opinions about him vary so much, from the critical remarks here to "I love Bobsy... A real hero!"
A very funny feedback I got was this YouTube video: Tao of the Man Bun.

His many activities on Lamma and on HK Island have generated quite a few Lamma-zine stories and even more pictures as he's managed to collect so much free publicity in the HK media over the years.

Still such a "controversial" Lammaite after all the years of doing good deeds...

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Dec 9:  Gorkhas Winning 10km OSC Race

Among the several Operation Santa Claus events, masterminded by The Island Bar, there was a 10km race for charity. Photo by Robert Lockyer, outside the bar. He writes:

"10km winners: Name of the winners are 1st Rujai Rai, 2nd Bhupal Raj Limbu. Eudiya Gurung Yam Koirala and Namsang Rai, junior winner."

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Dec 8:  Mystery Shopper's Excellence Award

Congratulations to HK Electric for winning this impressive award, presented for excellent customer service. They're adding it to their long and ever growing collection of accolades from many sources and places.

It's even proudly displayed on the HK Electric home page today. Here's a press release with details and more photos:

Excellent Service Becoming a Winning Habit at HK Electric

"HK Electric has been awarded the coveted "2016 Excellence Award" of the Mystery Shopper Programme, organised by the Hong Kong Retail Management Association (HKRMA), in recognition of the Company's excellent service to its customers.

The Company had received the "Service Retailers of the Year - Grand Award" in 2013 and 2015, and again excelled in the Mystery Shopper Programme (a specialised programme in evaluating service standards of service retailers) this year for earning the "Service Retailers of the Year - Retail (Services)" title for the sixth time in succession. This year, HK Electric attained the highest score among all participating brands for the second year running and won the highest honour of the programme - the "2016 Excellence Award..."

"Through various training, knowledge management practices, seminars and focus group meetings, our team has been equipped with excellent skills and knowledge to better serve our clients and improve our service standards," he added.

The 18 pledged service standards of HK Electric cover major service areas, one of which is especially dedicated to enhancing the quality of counter service in Customer Centre. HK Electric pledged to limit average waiting time for counter services to less than 3.5 minutes. Not only did the Company accomplish that but even surpass all the standards last year with the hard work by the whole Company.

In all, a total of 155 brands participated in the Mystery Shopper Programme, a highly credible service performance benchmarking tool for retailers introduced by HKRMA in 1996."

For more good news about Lamma's by far biggest company, supplying all electric power to HK and Lamma Islands, with an incredible 99.999% reliability (I haven't lost power in my home office in years.); click below:

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Dec 7:  Click For Even More Lamma Events

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Dec 6:  My Year in Facebook Video Review

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Dec 5:  Temp Library

Dec 28, The N. Lamma Public Library will close, to be replaced by a temp mobile library outside the YSW Plaza (just behind the YSW Football Pitch) for around 3 years; while they're building this glass palace in the location of the current YSW Library for $50+ million: "Yung Shue Wan Library cum Heritage and Cultural Showroom". More pics and discussion...

The temp library will only be open Mon, Wed, Thu and Sat, 9:45am-1pm, 2-4:30pm; closed on Tue, Fri and Sun.

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Dec 2:  December Events!

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Dec 1:  Home-Grown Oyster Mushrooms

It took a little while, but here they are, my first-ever mushrooms grown in our bathroom. No, not growing unintentionally by themselves due to the damp, dark conditions in there (which mushrooms love!), but from a growers' DIY kit I bought in the recent yearly Eco-Expo at the airport.

Besides having a long chat with the Baroque on Lamma people who exhibited in the Green Council's section, there were quite a few local green initiatives like this fine kit from The Mushroom Initiative. It's basically a recycled glass jar with saw dust, coffee grounds and seeds. Just spray water mist occasionally (no watering!) and store in dark, damp place. That's why the bathroom is pretty ideal.

Steamed for a few minutes, a bit of soya sauce, delicious these oyster mushrooms were! They might regrow again after harvesting. Patiently waiting, spraying water mist once a day...


 

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